Author Question: Consider the following true and false item: Deciduous trees always lose their leaves before winter. ... (Read 106 times)

mckennatimberlake · **on:** Jul 15, 2018

Consider the following true and false item: Deciduous trees always lose their leaves before winter. Which strategy should you use to determine the correct answer?

a. Since I know nothing about trees, the best strategy would be to say false.
b. The absolute word in the sentence makes it most likely false.
c. Since a particular type of tree is not named, it is false.
d. Since I know so little about trees, I would guess it is true, because there are usually more true than false answers on tests.

Question 2

You have ninety minutes to complete fifty multiple-choice items (worth 1 point
each) and two short essays (worth 25 points each). If you begin the multiple-choice
items at 9:00 a.m., at about what time should you start the essays?

a. 9:30 a.m.
b. 9:45 a.m.
c. 10:00 a.m.
d. 10:10 a.m.